Anti-aging cream sales to benefit monks

BOSTON, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- The over-the-counter anti-aging cream Easeamine increases the production of collagen and elastin in the lower skin layers, U.S. researchers say.

University of Massachusetts scientists Dr. James G. Dobson, chairman of the department of physiology, and Dr. Michael F. Ethier, who patented Adenosine skin technology, say the cream promotes healthiness of skin, decreases the amount of wrinkling, roughness, dryness, laxity or sallowness in skin.

Adenosine, a natural compound found throughout the body, increases dermal fibroblast protein production, such as collagen and elastin, thus easing fine lines and wrinkles associated with aging, the researchers say.

"Scientists and dermatologists have long sought topical treatments that stimulate collagen production in the skin," Dobson says in a statement. "But until the use of Adenosine in Easeamine, the products available were limited to invasive treatments or chemical solutions."

Dobson, a lay member of the Teresian Carmelite in Worcester, Mass., encouraged the community of monks to obtain the exclusive license for his patented technology.

Easeamine is sold exclusively online with nearly all profits targeted to the monks' charitable endeavors, and in particular, programs focused on helping the poor and disadvantaged through education.

A tube of Easeamine sells for $65.00 and lasts approximately three to five weeks.